Software ecosystems – a systematic literature review

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Software ecosystems – a systematic literature review. / Manikas, Konstantinos; Hansen, Klaus Marius.

In: Journal of Systems and Software, Vol. 86, No. 5, 2013, p. 1294–1306.

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Manikas, K & Hansen, KM 2013, 'Software ecosystems – a systematic literature review', Journal of Systems and Software, vol. 86, no. 5, pp. 1294–1306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2012.12.026

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Manikas, K., & Hansen, K. M. (2013). Software ecosystems – a systematic literature review. Journal of Systems and Software, 86(5), 1294–1306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2012.12.026

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Manikas K, Hansen KM. Software ecosystems – a systematic literature review. Journal of Systems and Software. 2013;86(5):1294–1306. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2012.12.026

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Manikas, Konstantinos ; Hansen, Klaus Marius. / Software ecosystems – a systematic literature review. In: Journal of Systems and Software. 2013 ; Vol. 86, No. 5. pp. 1294–1306.

Bibtex

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